A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PANTS-TYPE DIAPER OR SANITARY PANTY, AND SUCH AN ARTICLE.

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an absorbent article in the form of a pants-type diaper or a sanitary panty, starting from a flat blank which includes an elongated absorbent body (5) enclosed between two casing sheets (2, 9) which at opposing front and rear end parts of the absorbent body have side parts which extend laterally beyond the body on opposite sides thereof, wherein the method comprises the step of folding the blank about a transverse axis so that the end edges of the side parts lie edge-to-edge. According to the invention, the front and rear side parts of the blank which oppose one another in the folded state of the blank are joined together by means of a releasable and refastenable fastener means (20). The invention also relates to a pants-type diaper manufactured in accordance with the aforesaid method.